Study on Relationship between the Expression of NUAK1 and NUAK2 Protein and Clinicopathological Features and Prognosis in Non-Specific Invasive Breast Cancer
Objective:To investigate the relationship between the expression of NUAK family SNF1-like kinase 1(NUAK1)and NUAK family SNF1-like kinase 2(NUAK2)protein and clinicopathological features and prognosis in non-specific invasive breast cancer(IBC-NST).Methods:132 patients with IBC-NST admitted to the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University from June 2018 to June 2020 were selected.Detected the expression of NUAK2 and NUAK1 proteins in cancer tissue and adjacent tissues,the relationship between the expression of NUAK2,NUAK1 protein in cancer tissues and clinicopathological features were analyzed.IBC-NST patients were followed up for 3 years after discharge,the survival difference between patients with negative and positive expression of NUAK1 and NUAK2 were analyzed by Kaplan-Meier survival curve,the factors affecting the prognosis of IBC-NST patients were analyzed by multivariate COX regression analysis.Results:Compared with adjacent tissues,IBC-NST had a higher positive expression rate of NUAK2 and NUAK1 proteins in cancer tissues(P<0.05).The positive expression rates of NUAK2 and NUAK1 proteins in IBC-NST cancer tissue were related to the degree of differentiation,TNM staging,and lymph node metastasis(P<0.05).The 3-year progression-free survival(PFS)rate in IBC-NST patients with NUAK1 positive expression was lower than that in IBC-NST patients with NUAK1 negative expression(P<0.05),and the 3-year PFS rate in IBC-NST patients with NUAK2 positive expression was lower than that in IBC-NST patients with NUAK2 negative expression(P<0.05).Risk factors for poor prognosis in IBC-NST patients included NUAK1 positive expression,lymph node metastasis,and NUAK2 positive expression(P<0.05).Conclusion:The positive expression rates of NUAK1 and NUAK2 proteins in IBC-NST cancer tissue are significantly increased.The positive expression of NUAK1 and NUAK2 proteins is related to the degree of differentiation,lymph node metastasis,TNM staging,and poor prognosis.
Non-specific invasive breast cancerNUAK1NUAKClinicopathological featuresPrognosis